Dr. John P. Harrington

Dr. John P. Harrington - Part 1: "All Wide Open:" Right and Wrong in 1920's Ireland

Dr. John P. Harrington, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Fordham University, discusses morality in 1920's Ireland. Video by Joshua Paul Johnson.

Dr. John P. Harrington - Part 2: Walking the Line: Art, Politics and the Abbey Theater

Dr. John P. Harrington, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Fordham University, discusses how art and politics intersected at the Abbey Theatre during the 1930's. Video by Joshua Paul Johnson.

Dr. John P. Harrington, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Fordham University, discusses the psychological complexity of Deevy's women characters. Video by Joshua Paul Johnson.

Dr. John P. Harrington - Part 5: "Can you speak on the nature of suffering in the play?"

Dr. John P. Harrington, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Fordham University, discusses the concepts of suffering, eviction and entrepreneurship as they relate to "Temporal Powers." Video by Joshua Paul Johnson.

Dr. John P. Harrington - Part 6: Debating Poverty

Dr. John P. Harrington, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Fordham University, and Mint artistic director Jonathan Bank discuss the role of poverty in the play and its context in Irish history. Video by Joshua Paul Johnson.

Dr. John P. Harrington - Part 7: The Rejection of "Wife to James Whelan"

Dr. John P. Harrington, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Fordham University, discusses the Abbey Theatre's rejection of Deevy's "Wife to James Whelan." Video by Joshua Paul Johnson.

Dr. John P. Harrington - Part 8: "What is the significance of the character name Moses?"

Dr. John P. Harrington, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Fordham University and Mint artistic director Jonathan Bank speak after a performance of "Temporal Powers" by Teresa Deevy. In this segment, they discuss the relationship between the characters of Moses and Lizzie. Video by Joshua Paul Johnson.

Dr. John P. Harrington - Part 9: "Was Deevy an Outcast?"

Dr. John P. Harrington, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Fordham University, discusses Deevy's involvement in the Dublin art scene and Deevy sisters' Dublin salon. Video by Joshua Paul Johnson.